The Bebej Blog: Devin -- June 2016

So with June comes the beginning of summer and a very different schedule around here. We have had so fun times in the pool, picking strawberries and lots of time outside. We planted our garden, worked in the backyard and enjoyed lots of hikes at the Hudsonville Nature Center. Devin has recovered from his ear tube surgery and has been making more sounds, but not what we were hoping for. He can still be super stubborn, but he is always such a loving little guy and he loves to read his books if you are willing to, over and over again. Here are some of the highlights this month.

Finally started to color, just a little bit
After a long hike he ate 8 of the 10 chicken nuggets
I have been trying to get him to walk to the tub undressed, but he loves to stop and pee on the carpet for me before getting into the water!
When we go to the pool, he loves to jump into the water, but really only to mommy and even though he is shaking and his lips are turning blue he does NOT want to get out
This kiddo was terrified to go into the large outdoor tent at a cousin's open house, poor kiddo!
When we have a dance party he still will not dance on his own, insists on dancing with me
He loves to play with flashlights, turning them on and off
Helped working in the backyard bringing Grandma sticks
After putting up a tent in the basement, Devin loved to fill it with all kinds of play food, what a good packer for camping right?
Woke up with a terrible fever and threw up medicine which meant a low key day
Going outside so much has made Devin become much better and allowing sunblock application
After lots of walking around, will often fuss but does finally help me water plants
At snack time, I gave Devin an apple, and he ate all of it, including the stem and seeds!
Whenever Duncan eats any food that Devin drops on the floor he get pretty upset
Devin loves to ride in the Burley behind a bike
Will often take strawberries from his brother's plate and put them on his own before he eats them
Had a great time loading up logs into the wagon so that we could move them
When he rides on his tricycle he often drags his toes, he seems to like the vibrations
When we got to the pet store he would rather watch the fish than any other animal
Will fold his hands to "pray" and when we say "amen" he opens them
Devin loves strawberries and when we went to pick them, he would take them out of my box to take one big bite and then put it back, taking a new one to bite out of next. I had a bunch of half eaten strawberries in my box
He loves to watch videos of himself on my phone, but has now figured out how to push the play buttons all by himself
While brother is at tennis lessons, Devin loves to walk and pick clovers in the field
Did really well at church when I was working on setting up for VBS. He also loved to walk around during VBS and later enjoyed finding all the vacuum "circles" on the floor.